Lowca Beck sewage map and spill data

7 storm overflows listed in the 2025 annual return name this water. All are operated by United Utilities. Check the latest company report for each outlet below.

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Outlet records: 288
Spills in 2025: 3,281
Recorded hours: 6
Linked to a live feed

Annual figures describe the whole of 2025, not today.

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Outlets on Lowca Beck

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Showing 7 of 7 outlets

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Common End CSO
United Utilities · Distington Beck
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:0spills0hours

Lowca Brow (Parton) CSO
United Utilities · Lowca Beck
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:7spills17.5hours
Mill Cottages CSO
United Utilities · Distington Beck
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:1spill0.6hours
PICA WwTW
United Utilities · Dyan Beck
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:152spills2,589hours
Rear of Hayes Castle Farm CSO
United Utilities · Distington Beck
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:92spills442.2hours
Ullgill Moresby (MH65) CSO
United Utilities · Tributary of Lowca Beck
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:2spills1.4hours
WHITEHAVEN WwTW
United Utilities · The Irish Sea
Current status unknown
2025 annual record:34spills230.5hours

Most recorded spills in 2025

The highest 2025 counts among these outlets. A count is events, not volume or harm. Equal counts share a rank.

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PICA WwTW
United Utilities
152spills
2
Rear of Hayes Castle Farm CSO
United Utilities
92spills
3
WHITEHAVEN WwTW
United Utilities
34spills
4
Lowca Brow (Parton) CSO
United Utilities
7spills
5
Ullgill Moresby (MH65) CSO
United Utilities
2spills

Spills over time

The median outlet on Lowca Beck recorded 7 spills in 2025, against 11 across England.

5 outlets have a comparable count for both 2024 and 2025, with the monitor working at least 90% of each year. 0 recorded more spills, 3 fewer and 2 the same. Together they went from 233 to 135 spills, a fall of 42%.

Year	Outlets with a count	Total spills	Median per outlet	England median
2025	7	288	7	11
2024	7	289	56	19

Earlier returns list fewer of these outlets, so totals are not comparable between years. The median per outlet and the like-for-like change are fairer comparisons. Counts are events, not volume.

All outlet records on Lowca Beck

7 outlet records in alphabetical order. Each link opens the outlet page with its latest report and annual history.

Common End CSODistington Beck · 0 spills in 2025
Lowca Brow (Parton) CSOLowca Beck · 7 spills in 2025
Mill Cottages CSODistington Beck · 1 spill in 2025
PICA WwTWDyan Beck · 152 spills in 2025
Rear of Hayes Castle Farm CSODistington Beck · 92 spills in 2025
Ullgill Moresby (MH65) CSOTributary of Lowca Beck · 2 spills in 2025
WHITEHAVEN WwTWThe Irish Sea · 34 spills in 2025

Sources and dates

Outlet locations, waterbody links and spill figures come from the Environment Agency 2025 event duration monitoring annual return. The latest company reports come from each operator’s live feed and carry their own dates. Waterbody ID: GB112074070040. The official waterbody record is a source lookup; its classification is not imported here.

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Questions about Lowca Beck

Which outlets are linked to Lowca Beck?: The source links 7 outlet records to waterbody GB112074070040. The link comes from the annual return; it does not model where a discharge travelled.
How many spills were recorded for Lowca Beck?: 7 records report 288 spills in 2025 and 3,281 recorded hours. All listed records have a usable count. Outlets can discharge at the same time, so the hours are not the time the whole water was affected.
Who is responsible for the outlets on Lowca Beck?: United Utilities operates every listed outlet. Contact the operator or the official pollution service if you see a problem in the water.
Which outlets on Lowca Beck are linked to a live feed?: 6 of the 7 records are matched to a monitor in a company live feed. A link does not mean the monitor is working now. Use the status filters above to see the latest report for each outlet, with its date. The rest show annual figures only.
How complete is the monitoring for Lowca Beck?: Every record with a monitor operation figure shows 90% or more for 2025.
Does this show if Lowca Beck is safe?: No. Event duration data does not measure bacteria, chemicals or current water quality. Use official local water-quality advice for that question.